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CHAPTER ONE

Deciding if Action Learning IsRight for Your Organization

“The wisest mind has something yet to learn.”

—George Santayana

“If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there!”

—Lewis Carroll

Leadership development has taken front-and-center stage in organizations today, and Action Learning (AL) has become a preferred approach to developing leaders in many organizations.1 There are a number of reasons for this preference: a rapid and ever-changing global work environment,2 a desire on the part of organizations to see development efforts produce tangible outcomes, and a recognition that people are more motivated to learn ...

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